Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
140s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
06/10/2026, 22:15
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 313KB
- Sample261006-159azagg48
- SHA256 894b3afb7f21e3c6a4f3dde777d76b7bbf3f74f4fc3a077cd5d17e5ae7069986
- MD5 6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623
- SHA1 8ec949bf7c45334aa9cf65b4fabc7ca4a3539b81
- SHA512 cbb72e7628d8b6d4fa43ca3318626aa3fd5e274545be379381d19068ad7c13dfa06829c9140b8dd59a8bd3dfd073917341b37f8b878b0a21372c96977f2aa79d
- SSDEEP 6144:ZxokrhBwDfJkFVwaBV+UdvrEFp7hKWNUG4:ZOkrLwDhOwaBjvrEH7bUG4
- TLSH T1DF647C3131A283ABD752333932B7D631C5A5ACBA27B647F773C0A5C508FA5C1D32661A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00060000000004ec-1.dat floxif - UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00060000000004ec-1.dat UPX behavioral1/memory/4552-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/memory/4552-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX - Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
pid Process 360 netsh.exe 5100 netsh.exe 4992 netsh.exe 2864 netsh.exe 4868 netsh.exe 4808 netsh.exe - ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00060000000004ec-1.dat acprotect - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\e: 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00060000000004ec-1.dat upx behavioral1/memory/4552-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4552-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created \??\c:\program files\common files\system\symsrv.dll.000 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 18 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
description ioc Process Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe - Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 1104 cmd.exe 2424 cmd.exe 1076 cmd.exe 5052 cmd.exe 1752 cmd.exe 1844 cmd.exe - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 14 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language CheckNetIsolation.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4552 wrote to memory of 1076 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 86 PID 1076 wrote to memory of 360 1076 cmd.exe 87 PID 4552 wrote to memory of 5052 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 90 PID 5052 wrote to memory of 5100 5052 cmd.exe 91 PID 4552 wrote to memory of 1752 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 93 PID 1752 wrote to memory of 4992 1752 cmd.exe 94 PID 4552 wrote to memory of 1844 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 95 PID 1844 wrote to memory of 2864 1844 cmd.exe 96 PID 4552 wrote to memory of 1104 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 97 PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4868 1104 cmd.exe 98 PID 4552 wrote to memory of 2424 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 99 PID 2424 wrote to memory of 4808 2424 cmd.exe 100 PID 4552 wrote to memory of 2484 4552 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 101 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\FilterAdministratorToken = "1" 2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-05_6ed0b4c6f38148fabd86aa16bb642623_darkgate_elex_floxif_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4552 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="RAONK" program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.exe"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1076 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="RAONK" program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.exe"3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:360
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONK" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.exe" enable=yes2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5052 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONK" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.exe" enable=yes3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5100
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONK" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.exe" enable=yes2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1752 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONK" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.exe" enable=yes3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4992
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="RAONKSVC" program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.svc.exe"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1844 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="RAONKSVC" program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.svc.exe"3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2864
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONKSVC" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.svc.exe" enable=yes2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1104 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONKSVC" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.svc.exe" enable=yes3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4868
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONKSVC" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.svc.exe" enable=yes2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2424 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="RAONKSVC" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\raonk.svc.exe" enable=yes3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4808
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CheckNetIsolation.exeCheckNetIsolation.exe LoopbackExempt -a -n=Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2484
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll
- Size 67KB
- SHA256 de055a89de246e629a8694bde18af2b1605e4b9b493c7e4aef669dd67acf5085
- MD5 7574cf2c64f35161ab1292e2f532aabf
- SHA1 14ba3fa927a06224dfe587014299e834def4644f
- SHA512 4db19f2d8d5bc1c7bbb812d3fa9c43b80fa22140b346d2760f090b73aed8a5177edb4bddc647a6ebd5a2db8565be5a1a36a602b0d759e38540d9a584ba5896ab
- SSDEEP 1536:YjV8y93KQpFQmPLRk7G50zy/riF12jvRyo0hQk7ZL:c8y93KQjy7G55riF1cMo03V
- TLSH T17863F1372AB5807DDD210D37949F835AB771E5A76C20643FC25907D988B8DD0E3239AE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH